Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-09-23
General l1eps.
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Heavy forest fires are reported in the
vicinity of Brainerd, MINI.
Ninety-one Cinnamon were arrested in
Chicago Sunday night for gambling.
At the present rate of increase the pop
ulation of New Mexico will reach 100000
in 1890.
A threatened strike of $4,000 GOLFERS
in the Pennsylvania mines has been
ayerted.
A severe gale on the Grand Bahama
islands on the 21st Of August did great
deal of damage.
Another victim Of the Chatsworth dis
aster has just died, making the number
Of deaths to date 80.
Fifty carloads Of Grand Army men
left California Tuesday en- route to the
st. Louis encampment.
The Nevada bank Of San Francisco
loses over six millions by the collapse Of
the California wheat deal.
Mrs. Septima r. Meikleham, the last
grandchild of Thomas Jefferson, was
buried at Washington Saturday.
Only 1871 900 Of the per cent loan
of 's2 is now outstanding. The total
loan originally was 1905, 5s1 ,25O.
A train on the Texas and Pacific road
was robbed of large sum by two rob-
bers Monday night near Fort Worth.
The buildings of Oak Grove seminary
at Vassalboro', Me-, that escaped from
the recent fire were burned on Sunday.
Monday was the Tooth anniversary of
the laying of the cornerstone of the cap
itol at Washington by Gen. Washington.
Several persons were killed Tuesday by
a collision on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul road, near Canton, Dakota.
Bradstreet's reports IA failures in the
United States for last week, against 1l9
the preceding week. Canada had "a, a
decrease of Z.
Last year Pennsylvania produced 49,
100000 tons of coal, valued at S93 900, 900.
This exceeds the value of the gold and
silver mined.
Two freight trains on the Lake Shore
road collided near Toledo on Saturday
night. The trains caught fire and were
consumed.
The conduct of the Chicago boodlers
has saddled Cook county with debt of
81 ,07S, 005, while the resources foot up
only s121,SS0.
A train on the Atlantic and Pacific
road went through bridge on Saturday,
and it is reported that about fifty people
were killed or injured.
The Massachusetts Democratic State
convention at Worcester, Wednesday,
nominated ex-Congressman Henry b.
Lowering for governor.
A new interstate extradition is pro-
posed. The draft of the bill will be sent
to the governor of each State and after
ward forwarded to Congress.
Henry George was called as Juror in
the New York city court Monday. He
failed to answer and has not since APP
peared. He has been fined 500 for dis
regard of the law.
The charter of st. Louis lodge of
Masons has been withdrawn for admitting
saloonkeepers to its membership. Lodges
ha
over the issue.
A clergyman engaged in soliciting
funds for UNCONVENTIONAL seminary has
been held at Cortland, n. Y, on charge
of larceny in connection with contribu-
tons he obtained from an elderly lady.
The missing whaler Amethyst of New
Bedford has been found wrecked in the
Arctic regions. The revenue cutter Rush
went in search of her in 1866. She had a
The interstate commerce commission
began a session at Chicago Tuesday. \
complaint against the Louisville, New
Albany & Chicago railway alleging ex-
cessive charges for short hauls was
brought up.
Lew Vanderpoole is under arrest in
New York charged with obtaining money
by false pretences. His offence consisted
of imposing on the credulity of publish
ers by selling manuscripts, purporting to
have been from the pen of George Sand
A letter from Hamburg to the Cincin'
natl Commercial says: "Mr. Blaine, with
his wife and two daughters, has been here
three days, and will spend three weeks.
His health is very good, and he looks
better than at any time in ten years, and
he has no idea of varying his original
purpose in coming to Europe of REM
aiming for year."
Officers of the New Hampshire society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
ORC andeayOrinp tn stOn the Dractice OF